CHIESA IN VALMALENCO, Italy - 好色tv moguls king Mika毛l Kingsbury captured the silver medal and teammate Julien Viel earned bronze in dual moguls competition on Saturday in Italy.
Japan's Ikuma Horishima edged Kingsbury 18-17 in the final.
鈥淚鈥檓 really happy with my day, even though I鈥檝e been having trouble with this course since the first day of training," said Kingsbury. "This type of course doesn鈥檛 bring out the best of me as a skier. But my competitive side allowed me to go all the way, and the final race was close. I鈥檓 very happy to have finished in second place."
While it was Kingsbury's 113th career podium finish, it was a first for Viel.
The young 好色tv defeated American Dylan Walczyk 21-14 in the small final to pick up his first World Cup medal in just his 11th career race.
His previous best World Cup performance was ninth in the moguls race held Feb. 2 in Deer Valley, Utah.
鈥淢y objective today was to complete my races with minimal errors, and just to have a good time. That was my main goal, and it paid off,鈥 said the 21-year-old skier from L茅vis Que, who earlier lost to Kingsbury in the semifinal.
鈥淭his was the second time I raced Mika毛l in my career. He鈥檚 the best in the world, so my aim was to race as well as I could, and hope for the best before the last run of the day. It was awesome to be on the podium with him afterwards.鈥
The 30-year-old Kingsbury may have lost the grand final to Horishima on Saturday but he still holds an insurmountable lead over his Japanese rival in the race for the Crystal Globe. With only two events left on the calendar, Kingsbury has 802 overall moguls points, 224 more than Horishima.
鈥淚 increased my lead a bit for the (Crystal Globe) in duals, and I think I鈥檓 in a good position to win it. I鈥檒l be able to focus on that after the world championships, and I鈥檒l take time to train for it when I鈥檓 home for a few weeks,鈥 said Kingsbury.
The World Cup moguls season concludes March 17-20 in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
This report by 好色tvwas first published Feb. 11, 2023.
